{"product_id":"leaping-beauty-and-other-animal-fairy-tales-isbn-9780063438590","title":"Leaping Beauty: And Other Animal Fairy Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous new edition of the classic collection of fractured fairy tales from Gregory Maguire, nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e—with new cover and interior artwork and two never-before-published stories!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce upon a time . . . nothing was as it seemed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if Sleeping Beauty were actually a frog princess, cursed forever to weep, sleep . . . and leap? Or the Three \u003ci\u003eChickens \u003c\/i\u003ehad to outwit \u003ci\u003eGoldifox\u003c\/i\u003e? What if Cinder-Elephant had the chance to attend the ball of her dreams—can she bake her way to meeting a dashing prince?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZany animals of all species get their own fairy tale endings in this humorous fantasy collection of laugh-out-loud twists on the classics from Gregory Maguire, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when beloved fairy tales get a zany, animal-centric makeover? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTwisted Fairy Tales:\u003c\/b\u003e What if Sleeping Beauty wasn’t a girl at all, but a frog princess cursed to weep, sleep… and leap?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnimal Fairy Tales:\u003c\/b\u003e Meet Cinder-Elephant, who hopes to bake her way to the ball, and the Three Chickens who must outwit a clever Goldifox.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFunny Kids Books:\u003c\/b\u003e Perfect for young readers who love clever wordplay and stories that are more giggly than grim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMiddle Grade Fantasy:\u003c\/b\u003e A must-read from Gregory Maguire, the beloved, nationally bestselling author of the wildly imaginative classic, \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Amusing retellings … great for the bad joke set.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Demarest’s comical line drawings add humor to the droll text and highlight the tales’ absurdities. … this is a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophisticated readers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“ … a delightful collection, sure to be popular with sophsticated readers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Full of laughs.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“ … eight deeply and profoundly silly stories.…Puns, literary and political references, wordplay, and sly wisdom abound.…Dizzylingly funny.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews *starred review*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Here are amusing retellings of eight familiar fairy tales with the characters as animals, … ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storytide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588016779493,"sku":"NP9780063438590","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063438590.jpg?v=1773960532","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/leaping-beauty-and-other-animal-fairy-tales-isbn-9780063438590","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}